Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Facemoods is a free add-on that gives you a huge collection of smileys, winks and text effects. Although, this add-on was created to enrich Facebook chat messages, you can also add the free emoticons to any blog post and forum post or include smileys to your mail. You can download Facemoods toolbar from facemoods.com, but it is also come along with many freeware tools, Windows themes or screensavers.

We decided to wrote an easy to follow Facemoods removal guide for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome because we receive emails from various people who can't remove Facemoods toolbar completely or restore web browser's default settings (usually, search engine and home page). Important: Facemoods is not a virus. We do not classify it as malicious software either. None of the anti-virus vendors are detecting Facemoods as malware, except ESET NOD32 which flags it as potentially unwanted application. If you have further questions about Facemoods, you can send an email to team@facemoods.com.

Facemoods removal instructions:

1. First of all, download recommended anti-malware software and run a full system scan. It will detect and remove this infection from your computer. You may then follow the manual removal instructions below to remove the leftover traces of this browser hijacker. Hopefully you won't have to do that.

2. Go to the Start Menu. Select Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs.
If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, select Control Panel → Uninstall a Program.

3. Search for Facemoods Toolbar in the list. Select the program and click Remove button.
If you are using Windows Vista/7, click Uninstall up near the top of that window.

4. Restart your computer. Facemoods should be gone. If it's still on your computer, please follow the removal instructions bellow to remove the remains.

3. Select Search Providers. First of all, choose Bing search engine and make it your default search provider. Then select Facemoods Search and click Remove button to uninstall it (lower right corner of the window).

This facemoods crap got on my nerves!!!!! jeez.. how the hell did it get installed?? we;; I'm glad i uninstalled it.. I can finally breath!! --___--... They force it into ppls browser... I deff won't use it either.. n it sucks.. Ha!

Oh boy, am I thankful to the person who recommended removing all references to Facemood from the Windows registry. It scared me to even touch the registry, but I've taken the advice and, at long last, I'm no longer bothered by the Facemoods startpage, which I couldn't possibly get rid of. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.

I honestly don't know what I installed or where I got it, but it was never mentioned in any downloads or programs...

I couldn't find any of the registry values (this is the first time I've even had to crack the editor on 7 >.>) or the program files, so I sure hope removing the toolbars/search engine, etc. was enough!

Otherwise uninstalled it everywhere I could find, and then it brought me to this feedback page saying "WE'RE SORRY TO SEE YOU GO".

I told them point blank in the comments "This was installed without my knowledge or permission, I'll be flagging it as adware in the future."

I really hope these people meet with an accident someday... YOU HEAR THAT FACEMOODS!?! YOU CAN KISS MY ARSE!

I completely agree with the last message. Facemoods cannot be regarded as a non-malware software when we don't even know how we got it on the computer. I also found this sh** on my computer right after I installed JDownloader, so Facemoods IS Malware. Spybot detects it as malware too. Look... I don't even have Facebook guys. I really don't need a toolbar like this and if I wanted one, I would have downloaded it MYSELF.

Like the last person said: F*** YOU FACEMOODS! (Without being too rude... anyway)

This worked fine, however, I could have just used system restore. Now I seem to be stuck with an even worse problem...getting this damn malware removal page off. It's my new home page whether I want it or not, and pops up to it whenever I open my explorer program.

chrome was infected with facemoods, I had to delete chrome as it became useless, impossible to clean and facemoods infected IE automatically. I had to clean 587 registry entries, all system restore files until I got rid of it. In my 22 years of web use I found facemoods as the MOST SUCCESSFUL MALWARE. It is worse than any virus I encountered by far.

It needs a class action or a law to stop these people accessing our private space, any no win no fee lawyers out there who want to take it up I will start it, Google,bing,apple think of that payday...I liken it to the postman reading my post before delivering it, If they stopped you in the street went in your pocket took out your wallet and had a good look in it and then putting their card in it or stood next to you on the tube and went through your purse or briefcase they would have a bloody nose or aching Nuts.It is an unsolicited intrusion, if somebody was to follow you all day every day recording your every move and action, I think that would be considered as a stalker.The law should be that it is a world wide criminal act to install any software that changes, records, infects or causes distress and requires owners of that infected equipment to spend time removing.With a minimum fine of $64,000 increasing for each offense, like memory has.Oh, by the way Facemoods.com when you opened the two hotmail.com mails I sent you (had confirmation you have) with the .gif images, even if you back up the there is no saving the data, don't drink to much New Year's Eve, you will need your wits about you on 01/01/2012! Just because you can do something doesn't make it right!

I've done all of the above and still facemoods seems to be the default when I type words into the address bar (not the search bar, to the right, which now uses Google, but the address where the address is displayed). I've also tried running 'Spybot Search and Destroy' which, sadly, did not work.

I'm a bit leary of making registry changes, so haven't done that yet. How should I do it, just delete those lines, or change them somehow?

This darn thing even modded my keyboard in Bios - Sticky Key as well Very melicious - after a couple of hours I decide the only real way is to reformat and rebuild - I agree on the lawsuit if you can catch them. I think IT is using facemoods as a cover.

These bunch of rat bastards. I at the very lease sent an e-mail to them to vent my frustration. They are the problem with the internet! Like big government, nothing, i said nothing will ever be done about them. Thanks for the advise people. I at least have my browser back. If someone caame in my house without my permission, I would shoot them dead wo hesitation. Same difference!!!!

facemoods, SUCKS SOOOO BAD. I CANT REMOVE IT WITH THEIR STUPID DIRECTIONS. I HATE IT. I WANT MY BROWSER BACK. AND THESE BASTARDS OFF MY PAGE. I HAVE TRYED EVRYTHING TO REMOVE IT AND CANT. PEOPLE LIKE THIS OUGHT TO BE GIVEN A HELLISH FINE AND THEN SHOT.

FACEMOODS IS MAJOR SPYWARE, I THINK WE SHOULD START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. ARE THERE ANY LAWYERS OUT THERE LIKE TO TAKE THIS ON? LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ON THIS SITE, I'LL CONTACT YOU BACK. STARTING A NEW GROUP ON FACEBOOK, search "facemoods class action lawsuit" group. Join to see what's happening.

Type in the adress bar about:configFilter by "Keyword.URL". Right button on the value and select ModifyType the url of your favorite search engine and accept.Now filter by "facemoods" and for each key, right click on the value and select RestoreClose and reopen.

Thanks for all the great tips. I deleted the toolbar from the control panel-add/remove programmes and still had facemoods opening in the internet explorer browser. My default search provider is google but facemood was openinig as a second browser and showed when I clicked new tabs to open. I run the registry search and found the 'tabs...facemoods' file and only then I got rid completely of this malicious thing.

Thank you so very much for your clear instructions on how to remove facemoods- I tried several other sets of instructions, but this is the only one that worked. I was starting to get really annoyed. VICTORY FOR THE FREE PEOPLES OF MIDDLE EARTH!

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